BRAIN STORY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS A+ VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT LATEST UPDATE 2025
/2026 GUARANTEED PASS EXAM
25m-mans-
BrainmDevelopmentmstartsmshortlymaftermconception.mThembrainmismconsidere
dmmaturemaroundmthemagemof:
Earlymchildhood,mlatemchildhood,madolescence,madulthoodm-mans-
Ordermthesemstagesmofmdevelopmentmfrommgreatestmplasticitymtomleast
3m-mans-
Themagematmwhichmamhumanmbrainmhasmthemmostmconnectionsmbetweenm
neuronsmis:
Theyminfluencemwhichmneuralmconnectionsmaremstrengthenedmandmwhichmare
mprunedmawaym-mans-Howmdomexperiencesmshapemthemdevelopingmbrain?
Sensorymabilities,mmotormskills,memotionalmskills,mexecutivemfunctionmskillsm-
mans-
Differentmabilities,mandmtheirmunderlyingmneuralmcircuits,mdevelopminmambotto
m-
upmsequencemduringmsensitivemperiods.mPutmthemfollowingmabilitiesminmthem
correctmsequencemofmdevelopment.
Atmanymstagemofmdevelopmentm-mans-
Atmwhatmstagemofmdevelopmentmdomnegativemexperiencesminfluencemthemarc
hitecturemofmthemdevelopingmbrain?
Theminteractionmbetweenmgenesmandmenvironmentalminfluencesm-mans-
Mostmtraitsmandmdiseasesminmhumansmaremderivedmfrom:
, Anmenvironmentalmfactormmodifiesmthemareamsurroundingmamgenemsuchmthat
mitsmexpressionmdecreasesm-mans-
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmanmepigeneticmeffect?
Themglucocorticoidmreceptormgenem-mans-
Whichmgenemhasmbeenmshownmtombemepigeneticallymmodifiedmbymthemquali
tymofmmaternalmcareminmratmoffspring?
Themstressmresponsemincreasesm-mans-
Whatmhappensmtomthemstressmresponsemsystemmwhenmthemglucocorticoidmre
ceptormgenemismepigeneticallymmodifiedmsuchmthatmitmismlessmactivemandmp
roducesmfewermreceptors?
Childhoodmmaltreatmentm-mans-Whatmpre-
exisitingmcondition(s)maremassociatedmwithmepigeneticmmodificationmofmthemgl
ucocorticoidmreceptormgeneminmvictimsmofmsuicide?
Manualmdexteritym-mans-
WhichmofmthemfollowingmoutcomesmismNOTmrelatedmtomthemqualitymofmpare
ntalmcaremamchildmreceives?
Cortisolmandmadrenalinm-mans-
Whichmtwomhormonesmareminvolvedminminitiatingmourmresponsemtomstress?
Tolerablemstressmismbufferedmbymsupportivemadultmrelationshipsmbutmtoxicmst
ressmismnotm-mans-
Whichmofmthemfollowingmanswersmbestmdescribesmthemdifferencembetweenmto
lerablemandmtoxicmstressminmamchild?
Silencingmofmthemglucocorticoidmreceptormgenemandmglucocorticoidmresistance
m-mans-
Allostaticmchangesmduemtomactivationmofmthemstressmresponsemcanmproduce
mallostaticmloadmonmthembodymandmbrain.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmpairsmd
oesmNOTmcorrectlymidentifymanmallostaticmchangemandmitsmcorrespondingmall
ostaticmload?
Allmofmthemabovem-mans-
Earlymlifemstressmismassociatedmwithmwhatmphysiologicalmchangeminmadulthoo
d?
Pre-frontalmcortex,mhippocampus,mamygdala,mhypothalamus,mpituitarymglandm-
mans-
Whichmofmthesemanswersmbelowmcorrectlymidentifiesmthembrainmstructuresmin
volvedminmmediatingmourmresponsesmtomstress?
ANSWERS A+ VERIFIED 100%
CORRECT LATEST UPDATE 2025
/2026 GUARANTEED PASS EXAM
25m-mans-
BrainmDevelopmentmstartsmshortlymaftermconception.mThembrainmismconsidere
dmmaturemaroundmthemagemof:
Earlymchildhood,mlatemchildhood,madolescence,madulthoodm-mans-
Ordermthesemstagesmofmdevelopmentmfrommgreatestmplasticitymtomleast
3m-mans-
Themagematmwhichmamhumanmbrainmhasmthemmostmconnectionsmbetweenm
neuronsmis:
Theyminfluencemwhichmneuralmconnectionsmaremstrengthenedmandmwhichmare
mprunedmawaym-mans-Howmdomexperiencesmshapemthemdevelopingmbrain?
Sensorymabilities,mmotormskills,memotionalmskills,mexecutivemfunctionmskillsm-
mans-
Differentmabilities,mandmtheirmunderlyingmneuralmcircuits,mdevelopminmambotto
m-
upmsequencemduringmsensitivemperiods.mPutmthemfollowingmabilitiesminmthem
correctmsequencemofmdevelopment.
Atmanymstagemofmdevelopmentm-mans-
Atmwhatmstagemofmdevelopmentmdomnegativemexperiencesminfluencemthemarc
hitecturemofmthemdevelopingmbrain?
Theminteractionmbetweenmgenesmandmenvironmentalminfluencesm-mans-
Mostmtraitsmandmdiseasesminmhumansmaremderivedmfrom:
, Anmenvironmentalmfactormmodifiesmthemareamsurroundingmamgenemsuchmthat
mitsmexpressionmdecreasesm-mans-
Whichmofmthemfollowingmismanmexamplemofmanmepigeneticmeffect?
Themglucocorticoidmreceptormgenem-mans-
Whichmgenemhasmbeenmshownmtombemepigeneticallymmodifiedmbymthemquali
tymofmmaternalmcareminmratmoffspring?
Themstressmresponsemincreasesm-mans-
Whatmhappensmtomthemstressmresponsemsystemmwhenmthemglucocorticoidmre
ceptormgenemismepigeneticallymmodifiedmsuchmthatmitmismlessmactivemandmp
roducesmfewermreceptors?
Childhoodmmaltreatmentm-mans-Whatmpre-
exisitingmcondition(s)maremassociatedmwithmepigeneticmmodificationmofmthemgl
ucocorticoidmreceptormgeneminmvictimsmofmsuicide?
Manualmdexteritym-mans-
WhichmofmthemfollowingmoutcomesmismNOTmrelatedmtomthemqualitymofmpare
ntalmcaremamchildmreceives?
Cortisolmandmadrenalinm-mans-
Whichmtwomhormonesmareminvolvedminminitiatingmourmresponsemtomstress?
Tolerablemstressmismbufferedmbymsupportivemadultmrelationshipsmbutmtoxicmst
ressmismnotm-mans-
Whichmofmthemfollowingmanswersmbestmdescribesmthemdifferencembetweenmto
lerablemandmtoxicmstressminmamchild?
Silencingmofmthemglucocorticoidmreceptormgenemandmglucocorticoidmresistance
m-mans-
Allostaticmchangesmduemtomactivationmofmthemstressmresponsemcanmproduce
mallostaticmloadmonmthembodymandmbrain.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmpairsmd
oesmNOTmcorrectlymidentifymanmallostaticmchangemandmitsmcorrespondingmall
ostaticmload?
Allmofmthemabovem-mans-
Earlymlifemstressmismassociatedmwithmwhatmphysiologicalmchangeminmadulthoo
d?
Pre-frontalmcortex,mhippocampus,mamygdala,mhypothalamus,mpituitarymglandm-
mans-
Whichmofmthesemanswersmbelowmcorrectlymidentifiesmthembrainmstructuresmin
volvedminmmediatingmourmresponsesmtomstress?
